boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoThe world’s power grids, 50 million miles’ worth, need a major overhaulwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1130arrow-down11cross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.party
arrow-up1129arrow-down1external-linkThe world’s power grids, 50 million miles’ worth, need a major overhaulwww.theverge.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square14linkfedilinkcross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldtechnews@radiation.party
minus-squareRokk@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoI don’t think the solution to that problem though is having multiple, smaller, unconnected grids. I think it’s to just have a more resilient grid system that doesn’t have any areas that are a single point of a failure
minus-squareshortwavesurfer@monero.townlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·2 years agoMany smaller, unconnected grids would also allow more resilience against something like solar flares as there aren’t nearly as long of wires to build up a charge over and fry things.
I don’t think the solution to that problem though is having multiple, smaller, unconnected grids.
I think it’s to just have a more resilient grid system that doesn’t have any areas that are a single point of a failure
Many smaller, unconnected grids would also allow more resilience against something like solar flares as there aren’t nearly as long of wires to build up a charge over and fry things.